A trio of lovely country houses, as seen in Country Life
Our round-up includes a wonderful 15th century house in the Hampshire village where Jane Austen lived.
Hampshire – £1,950,000
This beautiful period farm house in an idyllic rural setting is surrounded by beautiful grounds, with land extending to around 23 acres.
Dating from the 1850’s with later additions, it provides 5 bedrooms, adjoining coach house, garaging and tennis court.
The kitchen/breakfast room features an Aga and double doors onto the terrace, while the drawing room is double aspect with doors into the garden, vaulted ceiling and Jet-master fireplace.
Also included is the Coach House across the courtyard which offers superb potential to be turned into ancillary accommodation, subject to planning.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details about this property.
Hampshire – £1,950,000
The Dower House occupies an important position in the heart of the thriving village of Chawton, East Hampshire, lying within the South Downs National Park, famous as the home of Jane Austen for the last eight years of her life.
The original timbered hallhouse was built in c.1450, and some of these original beams are still evident inside the house today.
Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, and how to get the most from your life, straight to your inbox.
There are seven bedrooms, six reception rooms a double cellar and swimming pool.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details about this property.
Gloucestershire – £2,650,000
Fieldgrove House (also pictured top) is an attractive country house with glorious gardens and land in a secluded position near Bath.
This exceptional and immaculate Grade II-listed Georgian home has six bedrooms, four reception rooms and six bathrooms.
The privacy is enhanced by landscaped gardens and grounds extend to almost 15 acres, which include a separate 1-bedroom cottage, newly landscaped lake with islands and large paddocks.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details about this property.
Toby Keel is Country Life's Digital Director, and has been running the website and social media channels since 2016. A former sports journalist, he writes about property, cars, lifestyle, travel, nature.
-
This Suffolk home is a perfect escape from the world and it comes with its own stretch of river and 20 acresThis idyllic home in Suffolk is the perfect village home.
By Julie Harding Published
-
We remember Prunella Scales in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, October 28, 2025The actor passed away today and is best known for her role opposite John Cleese in the TV programme 'Fawlty Towers'.
By Country Life Published
-
This Suffolk home is a perfect escape from the world and it comes with its own stretch of river and 20 acresThis idyllic home in Suffolk is the perfect village home.
By Julie Harding Published
-
The quaint Alpine village that got taken over by The BeatlesThe Beatles visited the Austrian resort of Obertauern to film their 1965 film Help!. Despite a distinct lack of prowess on the slopes, the Fab Four got by with a little help from some new-found friends, discovers Russell Higham.
By Russell Higham Published
-
The ultimate treehouse escape, where you can have a sauna and hot tub 12 metres above the forest floor, is for sale in DorsetGuy Mallinson's award-winning treehouses in Dorset are a true escape from the world. Anna White takes a look.
By Anna White Published
-
20 breathtaking country homes for sale, as seen in Country LifeWe take a look at some of the finest houses to come to market via Country Life in the past week.
By Toby Keel Published
-
The elegant country home of a motor racing daredevil who drove round the world in a 1936 Bentley and crashed a Range Rover into his own front porchPeasemore House, with its collection of barns, workshops, stables and more, is an ideal home from which to plan an adventure — something that was a passion of its present owners. Penny Churchill explains more.
By Penny Churchill Published
-
The wisteria clad cottage where Noël Coward and Ivor Novello held court at the height of their fameThe 17th-century Follejon Cottage just outside Windsor was a perfect escape from the city for Noël Coward and his circle of friends. As it goes on the market, Penny Churchill takes a look.
By Penny Churchill Published
-
A Cotswolds property that's the strangest mix of old and new we've ever seen... and yet somehow, it all worksThe Gasworks is a house quite unlike anything you've seen before — or at least anything you've seen all in one place. Toby Keel takes a closer look.
By Toby Keel Published
-
A country house near Windsor that could be straight from the pages of a Jilly Cooper novelPenny Churchill looks at the beautiful polo-lover's sanctuary that is Barkham Square Park.
By Penny Churchill Published
